The Latest Breaking News from Pat Cummins

Why Steve Smith is not playing for Australia in Ashes shock

England handed unexpected late boost for must-win third Test in Adelaide

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025

Steve Smith out of third Test as England bid to keep Ashes series alive

The Australia batter has been suffering with illness and is replaced by Usman Khawaja in Adelaide

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

Local favourite Carey writes his own Ashes hero script

Alex Carey was told by Stuart Broad in 2023 he'd only ever be remembered for the stumping of Jonny Bairstow, but his Adelaide Ashes ton now suggests otherwise.

AAP · Dec 16, 2025

History against England amid long drought Down Under

England must win three straight Tests in Australia to regain the Ashes, but the reality is the tourists haven't won a single Test in the country for 5458 days.

AAP · Dec 16, 2025

Australia make big call over captain Pat Cummins for crunch Ashes Test

Australia’s captain is back to full fitness having missed the first two Tests

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

Pat Cummins says Bondi terror attack ‘hit home pretty hard’ as tributes flow before third Ashes Test

Australia captain lives in neighbouring suburb and takes his kids to beach ‘all the time’, while players will wear black armbands at Adelaide Oval

The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2025

'Horrified' Cummins pays tribute, Swans visit memorial

John Williamson will perform at Adelaide Oval as part of a tribute to Bondi terror attack victims, with Pat Cummins and Ben Stokes ready for a sombre Test.

AAP · Dec 16, 2025

'We're peaking': Cummins' boom or bust Ashes plan

Australia's Test captain Pat Cummins says his aggressive recovery plan from a back injury has gone smoother than expected.

AAP · Dec 16, 2025

Usman Khawaja left out of Australia’s XI for third Ashes Test in Adelaide

The Test future of Usman Khawaja has been thrown further into doubt after the veteran opener was left out of Australia’s team to face England in Adelaide

The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2025

Aussies make big Khawaja call in new-look Test XI

Pat Cummins insists the door is not shut on Usman Khawaja's Test career, despite the fit-again veteran being left out of the side for the third Ashes Test.

AAP · Dec 16, 2025